Public Opinion towards Corruption

Abstract

Corruption as a Phenomenon is both Universal and Historical. It is a fact of history that there existed no society in the past in which corruption was totally absent. At the same time corruption is practiced in one way or another in all the existing societies of the world. It content and character its forms and intensity, of course, may differ from society to society. Independent from the countries size, economic conditions, and political dimensions every state nowadays suffers from this phenomenon. Even the most successful developing countries have suffered from significant corruption and other governance failures during the early stages of their development. It is a various illegal activities, viz, illegal gratification, bribery, misuse of power, undue influence at election, false statement, tax evasion, favoritism, perjury, false charge of offence, etc. In this study the researcher find out the public opinion on various government departments, like RTO, Government Hospital, Taluk Office, and Municipality in Pollachi. Using the interview schedule, data were collected through convenient sampling of 80 respondents from the above departments in Pollachi.

Keywords: Corruption, Public Opinion Study